Travel Blogs from Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

... above. The path was far enough back from the edge that mainly you just saw a lot of trees. As it was PlitviceLakesNationalPark, not Plitvice Trees High Above the LakesNationalPark, I switched to the shorter but more lake- and waterfall-filled path C ...

... . There is also small and some larger waterfalls all throughout the park as the water flows from the higher lakes to the lower lakes in the park. It's an absolutely beautiful place and great if you just want to wander around for a day. We're glad we just ...

... say goodbye to the Croatian coast, and I was off into the center of the country. My goal for a long time was to see the famous PlitviceLakes which I heard so much about. I got on the next bus I could from Zadar and took the hour and a half bus ride into ...

We spent a couple of nights right next to Plitvica NationalPark. The hike was just incredible and the water was unbelievable shades of blue with loads of fish and beautiful waterfalls. The area reminds me a lot of our local Big Bear mountain. Sadly, ...

... After a quick pit stop we set out for a quick preview of the lakes before a big days hiking the next day. The entrance of the NationalPark was only minutes from our hotel so we were down there as soon as possible. We took a quick ferry across one of the ...

... meat formed into a sausage0link shape, then grilled). 18kn (Yummmmy). SEE PICTURE Then we are off to Plitvicenationalpark of Croatia. It took us about 2.5 hours. It doesn’t take too long to get anywhere on the car ...

... lower city, then did a walking tour of the upper city. Which is the older medieval city. We then travelled on to the PlitviceLakes, we walked down the wet muddy banks and walked into a magical fairyland. The lakes are an awesome experience, due to algae ...

... nbsp; After two or so hours and some bathroom and snow frolicking stops, we arrived at the lakes at around 11am. Plitvice is one of Croatias national parks and natural beauties and consists of 17 lakes that are naturally dammed and flow ...

Today we woke up early to catch the bus down to the PlitviceLakesNationalPark. We missed our bus after having to wait a little while for a tram so we grabbed a drink and waited for the next one. The bus journey took a couple of hours, not aided by a ...

... exploration section of the trip, with unfamiliar people, languages, culture, food and landscape as we make our way through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania and Greece. This is a complete blank page for both of us and I must say I'm ...

July 4th - We left Split in the morning in taxis to the bus station before hopping on the public bus to PlitviceLakesNationalPark. The first part of the journey threw up only one small incident, when after stopping for a quick toilet break, myself and ...

... a rocky start to the morning when my body thought it appropriate to give me a bad bout car sickness on the way to Plitvitca NationalPark. We were almost about to turn around to head home but with some perseverance we made it there. The place was quiet ...

... it basically is a smaller, less busy version of the Colusseum. It was really good. Back onto the superhighways of Croatia, we reached PlitviceLakes in time for dinner and bed. How can driving be more tiring than riding? Well, for me as ...

... , with photos hopefully doing the job of thousands of words. But, first a few facts: The geology of PlitviceNationalPark contributes to the formation of the interlocking 16 lakes and countless waterfalls. Limestone cliffs provide the key ingredient of ...

... from Split to Pltivička Lakes. After our 6 hour journey we arrived at the first and oldest Croatian nationalpark that also boasts Croatia's largest waterfall. We also arrived in shorts and t-shirts, and quickly changed into some warmer clothes (it ...

After my stay in Dubrovnik I headed off North to the PlitviceLakesNationalPark - on the recommendation of my mum who went there maybe a few decades ago (no offense mum!). She said I HAD to go there because it is just so beautiful and boy was she ...

... Maybe they chuck them over the border at the Bosnians while we’re not looking. We drove ten kilometers to Plitvic Lakes, a nationalpark I have been looking forward to visiting for a number of years. The lakes stretch on for miles, spilling from one ...

Wow! I was amazed at how beautiful PlitviceLakesNationalPark was(http://wikitravel.org/en/Plitvice_National_Park). It has become one of my favorite National Parks that I have seen around the world. It's what I imagine parts of Heaven looking ...

... and headed to the bus stop. We were going to spend a day in the beautiful, unesco world heritage site, called the PlitviceLakesNationalPark. It's funny, through this part of Europe, most buses that are heading in the same direction you want to go, ...

... ! It is nice being back in the bush again, and things are a bit cooler at last so sleeping is much easier.
The Lakesnationalpark is amazing. It is a series of lakes that have been formed over hundreds of years due to travertine formation. So what ...

... to many many many travellers we met who had just been, we had massive FOMO (fear of missing out) and opted to detour via PlitviceLakes! So while in Ljubljana, we re-routed our journey to Budapest/Vienna via Plitvice. This meant a couple of hours form ...

... I took a bus to PlitviceLakesNationalPark to tour around for a day. I cannot possibly extol how much I loved PlitviceLakesNationalPark. With its many waterfalls, cliffs, caves, blue waters and lush vegetation, the park is a must-see. It was ...

... waterfall fed by a river, coming the other direction but filling a pool and cascading into the same bottom lake as the rest of the plitvicelakes. We met Haze and Keith at the car, they had found a helpful park employee who had arranged a car to drive ...

... to get to the beautiful lakes.
We travelled on the A1 highway, 130 km speed limit. It was a very quick way to get about.
We then had an incredible experience walking around the amazing scenic lakes.
A real highlight to finish our great trip ...

... eight national parks. Plitvicelakes was proclaimed a nationalpark in 1949, also making it the oldest nationalCroatia. In 1979, PlitviceLakesNationalPark was included in the UNESCO list of World Natural Heritage sites. The park represents a ...